Sorry to keeping anyone in suspense who doesn't already know the big news, but we had our ultrasound on Thursday as scheduled!
Poor Matt got turned around (GPS leads to you an address, but not necessarily the right parking garage ;)), so he was running late. Thankfully, I was the last ultrasound scheduled for the morning, so the tech went s-l-o-w-l-y waiting for Matt to arrive. We saw all 4 chambers of the baby's heart, valves with blood pumping through them, kidneys, the baby's stomach, fingers, toes, spine, you name a body part--the baby has it. Praise the Lord! Every baby is a gift, but we ARE thankful to hear this new little one is growing right on track. The baby measured at 19 weeks 2 days and technically I am 19 weeks 3 days, so everything really is as "on track" as it could be!
When Matt made it to the office, the tech told him, "We haven't done the big look yet. You haven't missed the big news. I don't even know..... well, I peeked of course and I have a guess, but I didn't look hard." Her comment made me think she saw baby boy parts... I mean to just glance and have a guess I figured it must be pretty obvious like Asa was. She found the right area of the baby, and I saw 3 little lines... the 3 little lines that usually mean G-I-R-L! I thought surely I was mistaken, but then the tech said, "I'm thinking little girl!" OH MY!! She didn't tell the doctor, so he could make his own assessment and we'd see if they agreed. He too said GIRL. WHOA!!!
After 5 straight boys in my side of the family, the oldest cousin finally gets another girl added to the cousin mix. She has waited oh so patiently for this. :) We would have been thrilled either way, but we are amazed to get to experience a son AND a daughter! Our daughter's name is Anna Reaghan. Anna is after Anna in the Bible. The story of her waiting so intently for the Messiah to come, even after being widowed so early in her marriage, really stuck out. It would be so easy to question God or focus on finding another spouse, but she faithfully turned her eyes to the Ultimate Lover of the Soul. How we pray that for our children. Reaghan is a name I've always loved. We might not live in the South right now, but it's stuck with both of us and we like the Southern sound of a double name so we will be calling her by both names, "Anna Reaghan." If she should choose to go by one or the other when she's older, we love them both and think either makes a beautiful name for a little girl or grown woman.
I was perfectly content and excited by the idea of two little boys, so I did not allow myself to dwell too much on the "girl" gut feelings I was having. I didn't want to become disappointed if I started entertaining thoughts of dresses and bows and such and we had another bouncing baby boy after all. But now that I CAN look at baby girl things, oh my goodness! They're all so sweet! I can hardly believe we are really having a girl!! We can't wait for you to really "meet" her! :) And we VERY much appreciate your prayers for Anna Reaghan and me as she continues to grow, for Matt as he gets wrapped around her little finger for sure ;) and cares of all of us, and for Asa as I can't pick him up/carry him around as much and he eventually adjusts to have a little sister.
Lastly, we're hoping to move in about 3 weeks to a house we are renting! So if you want to pray for stamina and smooth details that would be WONDERFUL!!
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Saturday, February 12, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Start Spreading the News
My parents were coming to visit about a week after we found out we were pregnant. We decided not to say anything in the meantime and tell them in person. It was soooooo hard not to say anything!! After Asa was in bed and we were all sitting around the evening they arrived, I told them we'd found something for them in Amish country. I had traced a map of the US, marked the cities where each of their grandchildren were/will be born, and written birth/due dates around each city. It was rolled up like a scroll and tied with ribbon. My mom opened it and at first you could tell she did NOT get it. It obviously wasn't from Amish country, and that really threw her off--why would I say that? When she saw "7/4/11" up in Ohio, for some reason she read that as "2010" and thought it was referring to us moving to Ohio. Then she realized the other dates were not moving dates, the year was actually 2011, and it clicked! The look of shock as it registered was really fun and funny. :) I think we surprised them. ;) They are really excited for us and we are all anxiously awaiting meeting this little one.
For Matt's parents, we knew we were going to spend Thanksgiving with them in a few weeks but didn't want to wait that long to tell them/make them wait longer than my parents waited to find out. Matt called and has his usual chit-chat with his dad. Then he asked if his Mom was around and if his dad would put him on speaker phone. I think that totally tipped his dad off... the last time Matt asked to be on speaker phone was to tell them we were pregnant with Asa. ;) But his dad obliged. :) Matt told them that we were thinking about our Thanksgiving plans and wondering if we could bring an additional person with us. I think he dad became HIGHLY suspicious at that point :), but he didn't come right out and ask. One of his parents asked, "Well, okay, but who is it?" When Matt answered, "Well, we don't know yet if it's a boy or a girl," they let out their excited shouts and asked, "Are you REALLY (pregnant)?!?" They are very much looking forward to meeting another little Kubo. :)
For my oldest brother and Matt's sister, we scanned the map I made (I made a separate one for each of them with the dates of the children/cousins that pertain to them) and emailed it to them, then made a follow-up phone call to talk about it. :) For my middle brother, I was talking on the phone with him and told him I hoped his 2 boys could spend the night at my parents' while Asa and I would be visiting so we could have a "4 cousin sleep over." Initially he agreed, "Yeah, that would be nice.... wait, a FOUR cousin sleep over?" "Yes, a four cousin sleep over." Silence. "Are you....pregnant?!" :) hehe
Lastly, we didn't announce to our friends at large until we had an ultrasound right before Christmas. When we returned home from our appointment, I uploaded a print out of the baby to facebook and posted it with the caption, "I've grown 2 feet in 3 months... whoa! ;)" It was a fun way to make a little play on words and announce our good news. :)
We had a lot of fun revealing the big news to our families and friends. We are very thankful for their (your!) support and prayers during a time of such growth and change! And hopefully soon we'll be introducing our baby to you by name! Less than 3 weeks until our ultrasound. :)
For Matt's parents, we knew we were going to spend Thanksgiving with them in a few weeks but didn't want to wait that long to tell them/make them wait longer than my parents waited to find out. Matt called and has his usual chit-chat with his dad. Then he asked if his Mom was around and if his dad would put him on speaker phone. I think that totally tipped his dad off... the last time Matt asked to be on speaker phone was to tell them we were pregnant with Asa. ;) But his dad obliged. :) Matt told them that we were thinking about our Thanksgiving plans and wondering if we could bring an additional person with us. I think he dad became HIGHLY suspicious at that point :), but he didn't come right out and ask. One of his parents asked, "Well, okay, but who is it?" When Matt answered, "Well, we don't know yet if it's a boy or a girl," they let out their excited shouts and asked, "Are you REALLY (pregnant)?!?" They are very much looking forward to meeting another little Kubo. :)
For my oldest brother and Matt's sister, we scanned the map I made (I made a separate one for each of them with the dates of the children/cousins that pertain to them) and emailed it to them, then made a follow-up phone call to talk about it. :) For my middle brother, I was talking on the phone with him and told him I hoped his 2 boys could spend the night at my parents' while Asa and I would be visiting so we could have a "4 cousin sleep over." Initially he agreed, "Yeah, that would be nice.... wait, a FOUR cousin sleep over?" "Yes, a four cousin sleep over." Silence. "Are you....pregnant?!" :) hehe
Lastly, we didn't announce to our friends at large until we had an ultrasound right before Christmas. When we returned home from our appointment, I uploaded a print out of the baby to facebook and posted it with the caption, "I've grown 2 feet in 3 months... whoa! ;)" It was a fun way to make a little play on words and announce our good news. :)
We had a lot of fun revealing the big news to our families and friends. We are very thankful for their (your!) support and prayers during a time of such growth and change! And hopefully soon we'll be introducing our baby to you by name! Less than 3 weeks until our ultrasound. :)
Monday, December 20, 2010
Magnificent Monday
I don't really have enough to say to fill you in on a "million things Monday," so I'll still with the usual "five" format and go from there. :)
1. Asa is making more and more animal sounds and saying more and more words. I think he's up over 30 words now, and he says mooo, neigh neigh, meow, meow, pants like a dog, wack wack (quack quack), and baa baa. When prompted, he also growls for a bear, and we're working on tweet tweet for birds, buck buck for chickens, doodle doo for roosters. And we can't leave off wooo woooo for trains. ;)
2. Asa signed "thank you" by himself for the first time last night. It's awfully close to blowing a kiss, and I think the 2 are somewhat intermingled in his head because he made his kissing MUAH! sound when he signed thank you. I think our family and friends will gladly accept a blown kiss "thank you" though, don't you?
3. I think we might be at the beginning stages of cutting eye teeth. It's not going very smoothly. ;) We've had some tummy trouble, uneasy sleep, fussiness, acting like his mouth hurts, and low-grade fevers. I'm sorry he obviously feels so out of sorts and hope he gets some ease soon.
4. We have Asa's 18 month check up on Wednesday. We'll get to find out how much he weighs which is always exciting to me now that he's growing appropriately. :) It's also exciting because I suspect he's crossed into the next weight range for pain reliever dosages, and I'd love to able to help him out a little more with the teething I think we're working through.
5. We had another doctor's appointment today as well. We drove across town so we could check in on this...
That's right, I've grown 2 feet in the last 3 months...and 2 arms 2 legs and 1 heart and 2 eyes. ;) hehe We are expecting another baby the beginning of July! My due date is actually the 4th of July! Fireworks all around in this house one way or another. :) I don't really expect to deliver on the 4th (I suspect I'll be late again; hopefully not 2 weeks again like Asa, but I'll take pretty much anything that's full term and not induced!), but you never know! :) We had an initial check up with a doctor here and she said everything looks good, and then today we had an ultrasound. Our first ultrasound with Asa was at 20 weeks, so it was quite amazing to see a tiny 12 week old baby wriggling all around! We saw the spine, hands, lots of kicking and moving around. It's crazy to think the baby is having that much of a party and I don't feel a thing! We are amazed at God's lavish gift of life and so thankful for the way He is growing our family! :) We definitely appreciate your prayers for this little one to grow healthy and strong, for our transition to a family of 4 (parenting 2 for Matt and me and being a brother for Asa), and for provision here where we are still trying to make friends and get connected at church.
1. Asa is making more and more animal sounds and saying more and more words. I think he's up over 30 words now, and he says mooo, neigh neigh, meow, meow, pants like a dog, wack wack (quack quack), and baa baa. When prompted, he also growls for a bear, and we're working on tweet tweet for birds, buck buck for chickens, doodle doo for roosters. And we can't leave off wooo woooo for trains. ;)
2. Asa signed "thank you" by himself for the first time last night. It's awfully close to blowing a kiss, and I think the 2 are somewhat intermingled in his head because he made his kissing MUAH! sound when he signed thank you. I think our family and friends will gladly accept a blown kiss "thank you" though, don't you?
3. I think we might be at the beginning stages of cutting eye teeth. It's not going very smoothly. ;) We've had some tummy trouble, uneasy sleep, fussiness, acting like his mouth hurts, and low-grade fevers. I'm sorry he obviously feels so out of sorts and hope he gets some ease soon.
4. We have Asa's 18 month check up on Wednesday. We'll get to find out how much he weighs which is always exciting to me now that he's growing appropriately. :) It's also exciting because I suspect he's crossed into the next weight range for pain reliever dosages, and I'd love to able to help him out a little more with the teething I think we're working through.
5. We had another doctor's appointment today as well. We drove across town so we could check in on this...
our little baby! (head lower on the left, legs higher on the right, little blob above the middle is a hand/arm)
in the typical baby hands-by-face pose (complete with crossed ankles you don't see here). Head on left again, abdomen on right, arms up by face
That's right, I've grown 2 feet in the last 3 months...and 2 arms 2 legs and 1 heart and 2 eyes. ;) hehe We are expecting another baby the beginning of July! My due date is actually the 4th of July! Fireworks all around in this house one way or another. :) I don't really expect to deliver on the 4th (I suspect I'll be late again; hopefully not 2 weeks again like Asa, but I'll take pretty much anything that's full term and not induced!), but you never know! :) We had an initial check up with a doctor here and she said everything looks good, and then today we had an ultrasound. Our first ultrasound with Asa was at 20 weeks, so it was quite amazing to see a tiny 12 week old baby wriggling all around! We saw the spine, hands, lots of kicking and moving around. It's crazy to think the baby is having that much of a party and I don't feel a thing! We are amazed at God's lavish gift of life and so thankful for the way He is growing our family! :) We definitely appreciate your prayers for this little one to grow healthy and strong, for our transition to a family of 4 (parenting 2 for Matt and me and being a brother for Asa), and for provision here where we are still trying to make friends and get connected at church.
Monday, January 19, 2009
The Big News....
Shout HOORAY!!!
and give a TWIRL!!
cause Matt and Becca are having a.....
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We are THRILLED (especially Matt, because he was right all along, whereas I wasn't sure at first, then thought it was a boy, then had girl dreams at the end) to announce that we have a SON!! His name is Asa Owens. Asa comes from King Asa in the Old Testament. He is recorded in 1 Kings 15 as doing what was right in the eyes of the Lord and loving God with his whole heart all his days. His middle name is Owens, after my paternal grandfather's middle name. My grandfather is very much a man who finished well in serving the Lord. We wanted to name our son after men who have set a tremendous example of honoring God from the beginning to the end.
Everything looked great on the ultrasound, though he would not turn his spine out for as clear of a shot as they would like. So, we will have a follow up ultrasound at our next appointment in February. They are not concerned, they just want to gather all the info they can.
He withheld no modesty, so the tech was quite sure we have a son. I will work on getting pictures scanned as soon as I can! Praise the Lord for a great report and even finding out we have a SON!
and give a TWIRL!!
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We are THRILLED (especially Matt, because he was right all along, whereas I wasn't sure at first, then thought it was a boy, then had girl dreams at the end) to announce that we have a SON!! His name is Asa Owens. Asa comes from King Asa in the Old Testament. He is recorded in 1 Kings 15 as doing what was right in the eyes of the Lord and loving God with his whole heart all his days. His middle name is Owens, after my paternal grandfather's middle name. My grandfather is very much a man who finished well in serving the Lord. We wanted to name our son after men who have set a tremendous example of honoring God from the beginning to the end.
Everything looked great on the ultrasound, though he would not turn his spine out for as clear of a shot as they would like. So, we will have a follow up ultrasound at our next appointment in February. They are not concerned, they just want to gather all the info they can.
He withheld no modesty, so the tech was quite sure we have a son. I will work on getting pictures scanned as soon as I can! Praise the Lord for a great report and even finding out we have a SON!
Friday, November 28, 2008
Welcome!
Welcome to our new blog!
We decided to call the new blog "The Kubo Crowd." If you're not sure why, go back to the top of the page and read the tag line.....
We are three now! God has graciously given us a new little life to take care of and raise to His glory. We are SOOO thankful! We thought it was extra fun that the end of the first trimester, hearing the heartbeat for the first time (praise the Lord), and Thanksgiving all fell around the same time. It seemed like the perfect time to announce the pregnancy to everyone! We are so thankful for this baby!
Thank you for coming by to check things out. If this is your first time here, you might want to go back and read the first entry to see answers to questions you might have. :)
And to update the info there, today (Friday, Nov. 28), we are officially 12 weeks and 2 days. Less than 200 days to go (IF baby K is on time)!
Please stay tuned, as we'll continue to update you on our goings on and the baby's development. We can't wait to introduce you when he or she arrives!
We decided to call the new blog "The Kubo Crowd." If you're not sure why, go back to the top of the page and read the tag line.....
because two's company and three's a crowd.
We are three now! God has graciously given us a new little life to take care of and raise to His glory. We are SOOO thankful! We thought it was extra fun that the end of the first trimester, hearing the heartbeat for the first time (praise the Lord), and Thanksgiving all fell around the same time. It seemed like the perfect time to announce the pregnancy to everyone! We are so thankful for this baby!
Thank you for coming by to check things out. If this is your first time here, you might want to go back and read the first entry to see answers to questions you might have. :)
And to update the info there, today (Friday, Nov. 28), we are officially 12 weeks and 2 days. Less than 200 days to go (IF baby K is on time)!
Please stay tuned, as we'll continue to update you on our goings on and the baby's development. We can't wait to introduce you when he or she arrives!
Psalm 79:13
But we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will give thanks to you forever; from generation to generation we will recount your praise.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
The Adventure has Begun!
So, in case you didn't read the little tag line for this new blog.... go back and read it (at the top)!
We are SO excited, thrilled, and humbled to announce that we are expecting a little one!!! :) Praise the Lord!!!
You probably have some questions, so here are the answers to ones I can anticipate:
Thanks for visiting! Baby K is on the way!!!
We are SO excited, thrilled, and humbled to announce that we are expecting a little one!!! :) Praise the Lord!!!
You probably have some questions, so here are the answers to ones I can anticipate:
- When are you due? June 10
- When did you find out? Sept. 30
- Save me some math guys, how far along are you? Today, Oct. 22, I am 7 weeks exactly.
- How are you feeling? TIRED but glad for symptoms that mean things should be going well
- Is this a surprise? This baby is VERY much hoped and prayed for, though we are humbled by God's answer to our prayers! (You know it's not a polite question, but people always wonder ;) ).
- Boy or girl? We don't know yet, but we hope to find out in January if he/she cooperates. :)
- Preference between boy or girl? Nope, just a healthy baby!
- Names picked out? Yes, but we plan not to tell until the little one joins us... until then, we hope to hold out with just announcing initials... we'll see if we can stick to that!
- Cravings? Nope, just aversions (chocolate and garlic-y things just sound/smell awful)
- Have you seen the baby? No. :-( Our midwives generally just do a 20 week ultrasound unless one is warranted at another time (the only downside so far to them being quite laid back). BUT, we found out #1 they make a dvd of the 20 week ultrasound at no additional cost (and even provide the dvd), and #2 the local community college here has a radiology tech program that provides FREEEEEEE ultrasounds!! We might try to squeeze one in right before Thanksgiving (when I'd be JUST shy of 12 weeks). Lastly, at 12 weeks (our next appt.), the midwives use the doppler to try to find the baby's heartbeat... that will be a GLORIOUS sound!!
- What about Becca and teaching? I plan to finish as much of the year as possible. My kiddos won't finish until the first week of June, and I can't quite imagine making it allllll the way to their last day (and teacher inservice ends June 9... I really don't think that will happen). My goal right now is to make it until May. We'll see how things go, though, and my secondary goal would be to make it until the middle of April (spring break). Then I tentatively plan to take a leave of absence for a year (since I have tenure now), and we are hopeful that I will stay home full-time after that as well.
- What was Matt's reaction? Each of your parents' and families'? How did you find out and tell? Stay tuned! Posts are coming about these fun stories. :)
Thanks for visiting! Baby K is on the way!!!
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